diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 6120b5a..9e98430 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -15,18 +15,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 11
-
-      - name: Cache Maven packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: ~/.m2
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: 'maven'
 
       - name: Attach artifact
         id: build-artifact
diff --git a/CITATION b/CITATION.md
similarity index 100%
rename from CITATION
rename to CITATION.md
diff --git a/FUNDING b/FUNDING.md
similarity index 100%
rename from FUNDING
rename to FUNDING.md
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE.md
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE
rename to LICENSE.md
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83b6558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+# to be written
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 83c1ba4..8538da4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>edu.appstate.cs</groupId>
     <artifactId>rascal-git</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.14-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <scm>
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
             <artifactId>rascal</artifactId>
-            <version>0.33.8</version>
+            <version>0.43.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
-            <version>6.3.0.202209071007-r</version>
+            <version>6.10.1.202505221210-r</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rascal-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.21.1</version>
+                <version>0.32.2</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <errorsAsWarnings>true</errorsAsWarnings>
                     <enableStandardLibrary>false</enableStandardLibrary>
                     <bin>${project.build.outputDirectory}</bin>
                     <srcs>
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
                         <id>rascal-package</id>
-                        <phase>pre-package</phase>
+                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
                         <goals>
                             <goal>package</goal>
                         </goals>
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@
                             <enableStandardLibrary>true</enableStandardLibrary>
                             <errorsAsWarnings>false</errorsAsWarnings>
                             <bin>${project.build.outputDirectory}</bin>
-                            <license>${project.basedir}/LICENSE</license>
                             <sources>|http://github.com/cwi-swat/rascal-git|</sources>
                             <issues>|http://github.com/usethesource/rascal-git/issues|</issues>
                             <srcs>